$().rating('disable') / $().rating('enable')

These methods bahve almost exactly as the readOnly method, however
they also control whether or not the select value is submitted with
the form.

Example: (values 1,2,3...10)

eg.: $('input').rating('disable')
eg.: $('input').rating('enable');

Database Integration

I'm sorry to say that for the time being, it is up to you
to create the server-side code that will
process the form submission, store it somewhere (like a database) and do stuff with it -
such as displaying averages and stop users from voting more than once.

However, here are a few alternatives if you don't feel
like getting down and dirty with some good old coding:
http://www.yvoschaap.com/index.php/weblog/css_star_rater_ajax_version/

and
part 1: http://www.komodomedia.com/blog/2005/08/creating-a-star-rater-using-css/
part 2: http://slim.climaxdesigns.com/tutorial.php?section=slim&id=2
part 3: http://slim.climaxdesigns.com/tutorial.php?section=slim&id=3
part 4: http://slim.climaxdesigns.com/tutorial.php?section=slim&id=9

Then someone at PHPLetter.com modified the plugin to overcome the issues - then plugin was now based on standard form elements, meaning
the interface would still work with Javascript disabled making it beautifully downgradable.

Then I came along and noticed a fundamental flaw with the latter: there could only
be one star rating control per page. The rest of the story is what you will see below...

(12-Mar-08): Then Keith Wood added some very nice functionality to the plugin:
option to disable the cancel button, option to make the plugin readOnly and ability to accept any value (other than whole numbers)

Related Downloads

SVN Repository

If you're a major geek or if you really really want to stay up-to-date with
with future updates of this plugin, go ahead and plug yourself to the
SVN Repository
on the official
Google Code Project Page.

Alternative Download - From this website

Just in case it's the end of the world and the Google Code site becomes unavailable,
the project files can also be downloaded from this site.
However, please note that this site is updated periodically whereas the Google Code
project is kept up-to-date almost instantaneously. If you'd like the very latest
version of this plugin
you are advised to use the links above and download the files from Google Code
- this will ensure the files you download have the very latest features and bug fixes.

Will Stuckey, Ritesh Agrawal and everyone else who worked in the previous versions of the plugin - I'm not so good with research...

If we've missed anyone (anyone!) please contact us (info at fyneworks.com) and we'll make sure
to give credit where credit is due.

What's the catch?

There's no catch. Use it, abuse it - even take it
apart and modify it if you know what you're doing. You don't have to,
but if you're feeling generous you can link back to this website (instructions below).